Manchester
Manchester ranks 108th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Beijing, Rotterdam, and Geneva. The most famous people from Manchester are Arthur Harden, Thomas De Quincey, and Dennis W. Sciama. The most famous people who died in Manchester are John Dalton, Colin Bell, and Maria Malibran. Manchester has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many soccer players, and writers. Manchester is located in United Kingdom.
Manchester is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of over 589,000 in 2024. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The two cities and the surrounding towns form one of the United Kingdom's most populous conurbations, the Greater Manchester Built-up Area, which has a population of 2.87 million. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2005, Manchester was the birth place of 115 globally memorable people, including Arthur Harden, Thomas De Quincey, and Dennis W. Sciama. Additionaly, 25 globally memorable people have passed away in Manchester including John Dalton, Colin Bell, and Maria Malibran.
People Born in Manchester
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Arthur Harden
CHEMIST
1865 - 1940
HPI: 76.39
Rank: 1
Thomas De Quincey
WRITER
1785 - 1859
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 2
Dennis W. Sciama
PHYSICIST
1926 - 1999
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 3
David Warner
ACTOR
1941 - 2022
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 4
William Henry
CHEMIST
1774 - 1836
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 5
Alice Bailey
OCCULTIST
1880 - 1949
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 6
Genesis P-Orridge
SINGER
1950 - 2020
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 7
Joseph Henry Blackburne
CHESS PLAYER
1841 - 1924
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 8
Noel Gallagher
SINGER
1967 - Present
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 9
Liam Gallagher
MUSICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 10
Elihu Thomson
INVENTOR
1853 - 1937
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 11
Brenda Milner
PSYCHOLOGIST
1918 - Present
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Manchester
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Caroline Catz
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 42.59
Rank: 74
Kate Scott
BUSINESSPERSON
1981 - Present
HPI: 39.98
Rank: 78
Chris Ofili
PAINTER
1968 - Present
HPI: 35.71
Rank: 85
Paul Hall
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 34.49
Rank: 88
CJ Egan-Riley
SOCCER PLAYER
2003 - Present
HPI: 32.72
Rank: 92
Nico O'Reilly
SOCCER PLAYER
2005 - Present
HPI: 32.60
Rank: 93
Gentleman Jack Gallagher
WRESTLER
1990 - Present
HPI: 29.54
Rank: 96
Alex Etel
ACTOR
1994 - Present
HPI: 26.67
Rank: 100
Joe Rothwell
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 24.99
Rank: 105
People Deceased in Manchester
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John Dalton
CHEMIST
1766 - 1844
HPI: 83.53
Rank: 1
Colin Bell
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2021
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 2
Maria Malibran
SINGER
1808 - 1836
HPI: 69.37
Rank: 3
Francis Lee
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2023
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 4
Bill Foulkes
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2013
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 5
Joseph Delaney
WRITER
1945 - 2022
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 6
John Aston Sr.
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2003
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 7
Samuel Alexander
PHILOSOPHER
1859 - 1938
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 8
Arvīds Jansons
MUSICIAN
1914 - 1984
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 9
Neil Young
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2011
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 10
Carlos Marín
SINGER
1968 - 2021
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 11
Jimmy Ross
SOCCER PLAYER
1866 - 1902
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Manchester
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Manchester were soccer players (39), actors (13), musicians (10), athletes (10), and writers (9), while most who died were soccer players (11), writers (3), singers (2), actors (2), and chemists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Manchester, including Keith Newton, John Aston Jr., and Marcus Rashford. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Manchester, including Keith Newton, John Aston Jr., and Marcus Rashford.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Manchester since 1700.
